FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS

WHAT IS PROGRAMMING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a Debugger?
A
A program that scans software.
B
it is used when a program fails to compile or to run. Error messages are displayed to help the programmer diagnose what has gone wrong.
C
A program which removes viruses.
D
A program which helps locate, identify and rectify errors in a program.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A debugger is a computer program used to test and debug target programs. The main use of a debugger is to run the target program under controlled conditions that permit the programmer to track its operations in progress and monitor changes in computer resources that may indicate malfunctioning code.

Detailed explanation-2: -A debugger is a software tool that can help the software development process by identifying coding errors at various stages of the operating system or application development. Some debuggers will analyze a test run to see what lines of code were not executed.

Detailed explanation-3: -A debugger or debugging tool is a computer program used to test and debug other programs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Debuggers allow programmers to create “breakpoints” in code. When they run code with a breakpoint in it, the code will stop running at the breakpoint. The developer can then step through the code line by line and examine the variables in each step to determine what went wrong.

Detailed explanation-5: -Definition: Debugging is the process of detecting and removing of existing and potential errors (also called as ‘bugs’) in a software code that can cause it to behave unexpectedly or crash. To prevent incorrect operation of a software or system, debugging is used to find and resolve bugs or defects.

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